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Flu Treatment with Antibiotics
Looking for an effective flu treatment and wondering if antibiotics will work? Since only a doctor can prescribe antibiotics, this means that you s...
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What is Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine?
Kids 2 to 9 who are getting their first flu vaccine will need a second dose 4 weeks later. The first isn't enough to prevent the flu -- two doses w...
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Antihistamines block the effect of 'histamine,' and help relieve such annoying symptoms as sneezing, itching, and nasal discharge. Talk to your doc...
Read moreKeeping Catchy Infections Contained
There’s a vaccine for many common contagious diseases. Make sure your family is up to date on their vaccinations. That includes adults, who should ...
Read moreWhat Causes The Flu?
The virus enters your body when you touch your hands to your nose, eyes, or mouth. You can spread the flu 7 days after symptoms start. The CDC make...
Read moreVitamin C for The Common Cold
At the very first sign of cold symptoms, many people reach for Vitamin C, whether in supplements, juices, cough drops, tea, or other forms. In 2010...
Read moreStarve a Cold, Feed a Fever?
If you cook them, use as little liquid as possible to keep the nutrients in the food. Foods rich in beta carotene and other carotenoids include: Ap...
Read moreIs Your Sore Throat a Cold, Strep Throat, or Tonsillitis?
Wonder if your painful sore throat is from a cold, strep throat, or tonsillitis? Antibiotics should not be used to treat a cold virus and sore thro...
Read moreGet Relief from The Aches and Pains of a Cold
Both acetaminophen and NSAIDs can lower your fever and ease muscle aches. But if you need pain relief for more than 10 days, talk to your doctor. F...
Read moreChildrens Cold Medicine: Safety Information
When your little one is sick with a cold, you may wonder if it's OK to give them over-the-counter medicine.
Read moreFlu Shot: The Vaccine and Its Side Effects
No. The viruses in the flu shot are dead. Even the nasal spray, which has a weak version of the flu virus, cannot give you the flu. If you get the ...
Read moreSwine Flu and Chronic Conditions
If you have a chronic condition like heart disease, diabetes, or obesity, you need to take extra care to protect yourself from all types of the flu...
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